IGNORE these so-called “Orthodox Jews” who are standing with and supporting the most rabid antisemite in Congress, Somali Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)

They are well-known paid shills – “RentaJews” – of the Iranian government. They are the same “Jews” we always see at every demonstration in the U.S., Canada, and Britain, protesting on behalf of the “Palestinians” and against the Israelis. This group is an offshoot of Naturei Karta, a tiny sect of ultra-orthodox Jews who are opposed to the establishment of and the continued existence of the State of Israel.

We know that the far left Jew-haters and some of the leftist Jews are going to jump all over this video that appears to demonstrate that an avowed antisemite, Rep. Ilhan Omar, has the support of the “most religious Jews.” I couldn’t stomach more than a few minutes of this video, but if you want to know who these anti-Israel “Orthodox rabbis” really are, read the information below the video.

Neturei Karta, the anti-Zionist’s favourite fringe Jewish sect that portray themselves as ‘the authentic Jews,’ selectively quoting from the Torah and the Talmud to justify their belief that the establishment of a Jewish state before the coming of the Messiah is forbidden.

The JC You’ve seen them before in the US as well as the UK. You might have also seen them in Iran, being welcomed by the Iranian government and former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as honored guests. It’s always a small group of men dressed in strictly orthodox Jewish garb, holding anti-Zionist signs. The signs usually say the same thing – “Judaism rejects Zionism”, or “Jews worldwide condemn Israel”.

These pictures are eagerly shared by many “anti-Zionists” on social media, often with a message along the following lines – “These are the REAL Jews, and they oppose Israel”. These pictures are usually tweeted at Jews who have the temerity to believe in the concept of a state for the Jewish people.

However, the men holding these signs all belong to a sect called the “Neturei Karta”, a tiny sect, far from reflective of the attitudes of the Jewish community at large.

People who are positively disposed towards Israel – or at least, not opposed to it – might not be aware of the group, and might find such pictures extremely disconcerting. So, as a public service, let’s discuss who these people are, and what they want.

Who are the Neturei Karta?

The concept of Zionism was one of a number of ideologies popular among Jews prior to World War Two, including Communism and Bundism. But the Holocaust, which saw the murder of over a third of the Jewish people, changed that irrevocably. Zionism, the idea that the Jewish people should have their own country in their historic homeland, became by far the strongest movement among the Jewish people.

But there has never been a single idea in the entire history of the Jewish people that has been embraced unanimously – and Zionism was no different. There were far-left Jews who saw Zionism as an insult to their own ideologies – and there were religious Jews who felt the same way.

The most famous rabbinical opponent of Zionism was a man called Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, the head of the Satmar Chassidic dynasty. Satmar had been decimated in the Holocaust, but Rav Yoel, who was a force of human nature, rebuilt the movement from the ground up. He was vehemently anti-Zionist, and until this day, the Satmar sect is hostile towards the idea of the state of Israel.

However, there were a group of strictly orthodox Jews who went further – much further. They called themselves “Neturei Karta” – literally, “Guardians of the City” – they were actually set up just prior to World War Two as a breakaway from Agudas Yisrael, a strictly orthodox organisation which had begun to warm towards the idea of a Jewish state.

What do the Neturei Karta do?

Globally, the Neturei Karta sect number around 5,000, while the most conservative estimate of the global Jewish population comes out at approximately 14.3 million. This means that Neturei Karta make up just 0.03% of the entire Jewish population.

Most are based in Israel, despite their bizarre refusal to recognise the state. There are also communities in the US and the UK. However, even among Neturei Karta, only a few hundred vocally protest against the state of Israel. But what they lack in numbers, they more than make up for in poisonous hatred.

Simply put, if you loathe the state of Israel, Neturei Karta want to be your friend. They went to Iran to participate in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s Holocaust Denial conference. They went to meet with Louis Farrakhan, the horrendously antisemitic head of the Nation of Islam cult. They march hand in hand with people waving Hezbollah flags and calling for the death of Jews at regular Al Quds day parades.

How most Jews view Neturei Karta

The group is regarded with bemusement by some Jews, condescension by others, and disgust by many more. Other strictly orthodox Jews have taken pains to disassociate themselves from the behaviour of Neturei Karta, unequivocally condemning them.

Even some far-left Jewish anti-Zionists know exactly what Neturei Karta are – a group of crazy fundamentalists who support the Palestinian cause because it happens to fit their own agenda. “Neturei Karta’s worldview is shaped by their opposition to Jewish self-determination, not support for Palestinian self-determination.

But apparently for many anti-Zionists, it matters less about what Neturei Karta believe, and more about how they actually look. Because Neturei Karta dress in the garb which most non-Jews associate with Jews, and because they hold up signs emphasising their anti-Zionist beliefs, they can be held up by antisemites as the real Jews, the good Jews, the Jews who agree with us – while the vast majority of Jews, who do support Israel, can be dismissed by such people as “fake”.

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Ignore these so-called “Orthodox Jews”; thanks for the invitation. I’ll take that up.

They sound like those obnoxious JINO specimens who claim to stand for Justice in Palestine (what Palestine?) and to support BDS. These fake Jews do not represent me or (to my knowledge) the majority of real Jews.

The Site is also from an Atheist Jew(Henryk Broder)who strongly write against the german politics and stupid snowflakes etc.
He wrote also about Net. K. some time ago.Its seems that on the Demos are also sometimes Fake Jews who say they are Jews but are not…

Actual Jewish law states no state of Israel should exist before the messiah, with consequent reasoning that such a state can cause conflict, as it is now. Thus according to traditional Jews who go by the book, Israel is an artificial construct. However, when going outside of strict orthodox belief, Israel is legitimate historical home for the Jews and a much needed one for Jewish protection. I felt I had to make this point because insinuating these practicing Jews are not real Jews is inaccurate. They are practicing according to the unreformed, letter of the law.

RFF, these people are not typical Orthodox Jews, they are called “Hasidim,” which is a radical sect of Judaism that was formed in reaction to pogroms against Jews and the Holocaust. It is their belief that they were not following the laws of Judaism faithfully enough so they turned themselves into the freaks they are today by living as they think Jews lived thousands of years ago.

The Hasidic sect actually resembles Islam in many ways, minus all the violence. They make me sick and I look at them with disgust and contempt when I see them on the street. They don’t even consider Jews like me to be Jewish and call us disgusting names in Yiddish.

On the other hand, I know several modern Orthodox Jews and they ALL support Israel and voted for Donald Trump.

Textbook definition of useful idiot. The useful idiots are the first to be killed by muslims. It happened to leftists after the Shah was overthrown by the mullahs in Iran and there is no reason these pathetic excuses for “jews” will be treated any differently.

This makes me shake my head as to why people would choose this sort of life. Being a paid shill for one’s enemies is one thing. Being a shill for enemies who will kill you once your usefulness is up is the definition of a wasted life.

Rabbi Meir Kahane, zt’L points out this idea of these “keeprs of the gate” is galus mentality (exile mentality) in the extreme. Rav Kahane stated that this idea that there can’t be a Jewish state until the Messiah comes is rooted in the exile. Rabbi Kahane further makes the point that the Shephardic Jews didn’t have this mindset, probably becuase of them having to live in Arab lands and were much closer to eretz Yisrael.

You thought me a new word: Kahane. I totally agree. Every day we learn and today I learned that.

”Kahane was typical of a certain gun-toting aggressive American mentality that reacted to tensions between the black and Jewish communities of Brooklyn.”
– A small Rabbi’s opinion that lives in New York.